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Google Damaged Radome From Bird Strike
10 posted on 10/28/2017 1:45:38 PM PDT by 50mm (.. / -.. .. -.. / - .... .. ... / ..-. --- .-. / -. --- / .-. . .- ... --- -. .-.-.-)
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To: 50mm

Holly crap!

Who knew?


21 posted on 10/28/2017 2:00:07 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (This Space for Rent)
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To: 50mm
Ouch!

I've had two bird strikes while flying helicopters @ < 130 kts.

Both 'got my attention' to say the least. The seagull on the nose of the CH-53 did no damage. The swift cracked the windscreen on a Jet Ranger at 3,000 AGL over Tanzania.

My big worry was hitting a Marabou stork and getting nailed to my seat back by its 14" long bill!


35 posted on 10/28/2017 2:37:49 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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